Lexington Hotel & Conference Center finds new home on Riverwalk
Since it was built in 1981, the Southbank hotel at 1515 Prudential Dr. has sported many brands – Sheraton, Radisson, and Wyndham. As of June 1, a new brand was added to that list: Lexington Hotel & Conference Center, Jacksonville Riverwalk. In early June, LexDevCoJax, Inc., an affiliate of Vantage Hospitality Group of Coral Gables, […]
Drainage fix at Landon track means public usage in future
Landon Middle School in San Marco will receive city money to pay for improvements on its playing field and surrounding track. In early June, after a joint-use agreement was signed between the Duval County School Board and the city parks department, District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer executed a transfer form to allocate $75,000 from her […]
Locals learn of option for traffic calming
San Marco residents who live along River Road and its adjacent streets are a step closer to having something done to calm speeding traffic in front of their homes. During a June 15 town meeting called by District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer, most residents agreed the proposed ordinance to lower the speed limit from 30 […]
The sky has quite the limit
As it rested on the ground, its 4k video camera whirred back and forth in a self-check sequence while red, amber, and green lights alternately flashed under the vehicle’s four arms, thus completing its pre-flight electronics check. Four electric motor-driven carbon fiber blades sprang to life, lifting the buzzing little device into a hover inches […]
Residents spearheaded fight for hen bill
The new legislation recently passed by the Jacksonville City Council to expand what has become known as the “chicken ordinance” has deep roots in the Riverside and San Marco neighborhoods. Several residents of the area were not only some of the first permit holders to have backyard chickens, but were also catalysts behind the […]
River access hangs in the balance
After much deliberation and public discourse, both sides of a contentious debate over public access to the St. Johns River versus closure of a right-of-way will have to sit idle for the time being. The land in debate has provided river access for generations, stirring strong opinions in both public forums and subsequent private meetings. […]
Backyard beekeeper keeps neighborhood healthy
In the backyard of Ruth Murrey Thompson’s house on Osceola Street, a six-foot privacy fence separates six colorful bee hives from her Riverside neighbors. They often spy her dressed in a white long-sleeved jacket, gloves and a veiled hat over her head, as Thompson, an advocate of urban beekeeping, cares for her honey bees or […]
Supporting thousands with hearing and speech disorders
Beach casual/Hawaiian was the attire of choice as patrons supported the Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center during its FinFest 2015: Return to the River May 30 at Timuquana Country Club. Last year, the nonprofit agency helped almost 5,300 people with speech and hearing disorders in Northeast Florida through professional speech and audiology therapies. More than […]
